Chevrolet Concept Cars

This week, in honor of the new year we will look to the future of Chevolet. Looking at the images of where Chevrolet concept cars have come and are going seems like something from the Jetson's time frame. Chevrolet is always testing new concepts to hear the people views and opinions. Testing the limits and thinking out of the box car and to the future is how Cheverolet works. The cars which are many that only made it on the runway were funny, out of this world, and to much or too little of something. Looking at these rejected cars there are straight lines full of 80's and 90's. The Chevrolet "junior" corvette was a less expensive car giving hope to the middle class man to feel like a millionaire. Luckily this car didn't make it past the clay-model stage.

Currently Chevrolet has been working on a line of Camaros. They are sleek and sexy, and any man  or woman dream about driving. Often these cars don't hit the assembly line but they hit the runway. Many of these future cars will have rear wheel technology. The future cars are sexy with wonderful greens, blues and oranges colors what make you want to put on the new suit and look great next to your new car.

Who would have thought the importance of car concepts to understand that Chevrolet want to know how the customer will respond our opinion. If the consumers don't like it then they won't buy them. Although they are unique and bring dreams to life. If those dreams are ones I do no dream about.

The LA Auto Show: 2012 ZL1 Camaro

 

The LA Auto Show just finished up its run last week. The show was only $12 admission and it allowed for 3 days of car watching glory.  At the show 2 very special Chevy models made their World Debut. The first model was the 2012 Chevrolet  Camaro ZL1. Even more awesome, it was a convertible. The 2012 Camaro ZL1 will have a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 rated at 580 hp and with 556 lb-ft of torque. The starting price will begin at $54,000 for the ZL1. For that price you will get a top speed of 184mph, a 0-60 in 3.9 seconds, cooling ducts for the brakes and everything you'll need for a track ready Camaro.


Sensors calculate pitch, roll, squat, dive and yaw, instantly adjusting the suspension's magnetic fluid to form the ideal damping pressure.

For a full list of specs you can download the pdf here.

In addition to the Camaro ZL1, Chevrolet also unveiled the 2012 Chevrolet Spark. There were also Chevy's on display in the Green category with the 2012 Malibu Eco, 2012 Sonic, 2012 Chevy Volt, 2012 Cruze Eco and the 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid. Both the Cruze and the Sonic are rated at over 40 mpg.
If you would like to take a look at all of the models from the show you should check out the LA Auto Show's website. If you love cars this was heaven.

Huge Celebration at O'Rielly this Weekend

This weekend at O'Rielly Chevrolet we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet. We began serving Arizona in 1924 at 55 North Sixth Avenue and was Tucson's first Chevy dealer. After a couple moves and restorations we now have 2 locations and are still providing Tucson with be best opportunity to get into a Chevy 87 years later. Just like our growth over the years Chevrolet has made some great strides. The Chevy Volt is the Motor Trend Car of the Year, the Camaro is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a monster 580 HP, 6.2L V8 and the Chevrolet Malibu has been Consumers Digest "Best Buy" for 3 years running.

Here is a quick breakdown of what we will be doing over the next few days for the Chevy 100 Celebration.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 4pm to 7pm El Charro will be catered in for everyone to enjoy. There will also be radio stations set up at O'Rielly throughout the weekend.

Each day we will host a local car club. On Thurday from 3pm to 6pm the Tucson Corvette Club will be at O'Rielly. Come down and check out some of their awesome cars. Free food and music will also be provided.

On Friday the Doorslammers will bring their car club from 3pm to 6pm.  Check out their Facebook page to see what to expect. It should be great fun for the entire family.

Chevrolet is Turning 100

O'Rielly Chevrolet

Today I get to tell you about some of the really cool things we have planned for Chevrolet's 100th anniversary!

Incase you haven't seen, Chevrolet has really gone all out to celebrate this great milestone. They recently held a vote to see what Chevy car or truck you thought was the best of all time and the '69 Camaro kept edging out the other Chevrolet models.

1969 Camaro - Chevrolet 100

By 1969 the Camaro was extremely popular. And though this was the final year of the Camaro's original iconic design, it went out with flying colors. The '69 Camaro paced the Indianapolis 500^® for the second time. It was the first and only year the legendary aluminum ZL1 engine was offered, and the Z28^® SS/RS performance package qualified the '69 Camaro to compete in the Trans-Am racing series. It's still considered one of the hottest-looking rides of the classic muscle car era. It had a 290-horsepower rating but tested at close to 400. This four-wheeled icon has graced the silver screen many times. InAlmost Famous, a young William Miller watches his sister drive off with her boyfriend in a blue 1969 Camaro coupe. And a slightly earlier version stars as the famous black beauty in Better Off Dead.

There are some other pretty cool things you can do over on the Chevrolet 100 website, http://www.chevrolet.com/100-years/. They have created a Pandora Radio station that plays all of the tunes that pay tribute to Chevrolet like Don McClean's  "American Pie." Even I didn't realize there were that many songs about Chevys.

Ladies Chevrolet 100 Jacket

We keep rolling out new activities for you and you family to enjoy. I recommend taking a look at the Chevy 100 Facebook page to check out when there will be events in your areas. At O'Rielly Chevrolet in Tucson we will be having a huge event November 17th through the 19th. There will be a lot of cool things going on with music, food, fun and of course deals. I will post more information about the specifics of the event tomorrow on the blog and on our Facebook page.